QUALITY COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST II - NLD

Ash. Ind. Nederland BV

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a
 

Quality Specialist

to join our Ashland Specialty Additives QC laboratory at our Zwijndrecht location. At the QC laboratory we test whether raw materials, intermediate products, and finished products meet established quality requirements. We use wet chemical, physical, and analytical methods for this purpose. In addition, the laboratory performs routine checks on fluid flows in the production process. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Specialty Additives Business Unit. This position will report to the QA/QC Manager.  

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performing and reporting on analyses, specifically for the regulated industry.
• Maintaining and implementing (new) equipment and methods.
• Validating analytical equipment and methods.
• Supporting the shift team in performing analyses.
• Complying with GMP and GLP guidelines.
• Keeping analysis procedures up to date, in both Dutch and English.
• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety
• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

In order to be qualified for this role you must possess the following:

• A completed HLO degree (chemical analysis), or a demonstrably equivalent level of education.
• Knowledge of and experience with standard quality control procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of procedures and method descriptions in various pharmacopoeias.
• A desire to contribute to ensuring the quality of our end products.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different.
• Experience with setting up and performing validation analyses and analysis validation.
• Processing and statistically evaluating analytical data.
• Training laboratory technicians on revised analytical methods.

Application

For further information about this position, you may contact Marion Boer-Ouwens, QA Specialist, at [email protected], +31786251302 or Machiel Verdoorn, interim QA/QC manager, at [email protected], +31786251304

If you are interested in this position, please apply directly via Workday August 21st, 2026 latest.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.